Two Stories

I don’t think I’ll forget the fateful day that my life became an open book. This may come as a surprise to many of y’all, but for the first three years of my cancer  battle, I managed to stay relatively private. Outside of our friends, family, and some within our church, no one knew too…

Well, it’s finally here. Football. And it couldn’t have come at a better time. I told my wife, Kim, yesterday morning as I lay in bed that, despite the fact that 2019 has been the most difficult of my entire life, I have to be thankful for the time I have gotten to spend with…

Greetings my dear friends and family. As the clock continues to tick away towards the big day, tomorrow, I continue to receive texts, emails, phone calls, and even a few cards wishing me the best for tomorrow’s surgery. It is such a special blessing that I never take for granted. And what’s more, there have…

Well, the phone call finally came. August 22. That is the date of the surgery. The call actually came on July 1, so I’ve had a few weeks to think about things. In truth, I have not been fixating too much on the surgery; overall I’ve tried to think eternally and enjoy time with my…

Hey folks, For those who read my post from last Friday and are curious about my next steps, I just received a message from the nurse practitioner of my surgery team at MD Anderson.

Dear friends and family, Greetings from Houston. It has been an interesting few days here at MD Anderson. It is Friday, and I’m lying on a standard adjustable hospital bed receiving a couple of units of blood because of anemia. For some reason, I’m low on hemoglobin, which is kinda important. We don’t know why…

Hello friends and family I hope each of you is well and enjoying the best of Spring. If you’ll recall, I wrote previously that I would be travelling to Houston for tests and appointments with physicians at MD Anderson. Well, that trip was last week, with a PET scan and MRI on Thursday, followed by…

Well, another surgery and three night hospital stay is in the books. This one was particularly special because the day of surgery was my 24th anniversary with the amazing, and ever-improving, woman that sits by my side (or in waiting rooms) on this journey.  I’m now resting in the chair that isn’t occupied by the…

“The unusual thing is that you’re still alive.” This is what my colorectal surgeon said to me last week as I sat upon an examination table with my head bowed down, trying to process the various symptoms I continue to experience since the surgery last month and how they impact my treatment options going forward….

Has it really been over a month since my last update? I suppose one could conclude that not much has occurred and thus there has been little to report. But au contraire!  I had to read my previous post to remember where things stood at the end of February.  I had just returned from Sarah…

Hi folks. It’s Friday, two days after we returned from Sarah Cannon in Nashville, where we had hoped I would be starting a new trial. Well, unfortunately, Tuesday wasn’t such a good day for Kim and me. When we collapsed into bed at the day’s end, Kim said, “Well, that was an ‘oof’ day,” with…